Tone Quotes · Page 9

In Tim's films, more than most, if you miss the tone, you don't get the film.

— Danny Elfman

There exists in the minds of men a tone of feeling toward women as toward slaves.

— Margaret Fuller

I taught myself to paint African-Americans, mostly people roughly my skin tone.

— Kehinde Wiley

I hate the color red almost as much as i hate blond hair,"he said with an amused tone. -Dank

— Abbi Glines

A determined man, by his very attitude and the tone of his voice, puts a stop to defeat, and begins to conquer.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

When you host a show you have to hopefully be funny at the top and set the tone for a really fun…

— Amy Poehler

I tried to groan, Help! Help! But the tone that came out was that of polite conversation.

— Samuel Beckett

I ate civilization. It poisoned me; I was defiled. And then," he added in a lower tone, "I ate my own wickedness.

— Aldous Huxley

Say what you will about President Trump's tone, tactics or tweeting, but even his most strident critics admit he's at his best…

— Charlie Kirk

Oddly enough, white is a dead tone in a small room. Choosing something with a more medium tone will make the space…

— Emily Henderson

Christlike communications are expressed in tones of love rather than loudness. They are intended to be helpful rather than hurtful. They tend…

— L. Lionel Kendrick

If you're talking about musically, I think I understand just a little bit more about things that were mostly intuited back then…

— David First

I had never made a record before, so I didn't know anything about it. I don't know anything about knobs, frequencies, tones.

— Jason Mraz

When a crisis occurs, I feel that one of my greatest responsibilities is to set a tone of calm no matter what…

— Christine Vachon

Shut out from the world with its blare and glare, life in an institution moves softly. The ears become attuned to gentle…

— Mary B. Harris

Rose,” he said, forcibly trying to keep a serious tone, “I can think of many words to describe you, sexy and hot…

— Richelle Mead

I hear the words, the thoughts, the feeling tones, the personal meaning, even the meaning that is below the conscious intent of…

— Anonymous

There are so many famous people now that are not really gifted or talented at doing anything other than getting made up,…

— Debbie Allen

Pastoureau combines a charming, conversational tone with a haughtiness I found entirely endearing. A director of studies at the Ecole Pratique des…

— Sebastian Smee

You see, all that I ever held dear has been taken from me," she said in a matter-of-fact tone. "And when you've…

— Ken Follett

Wolf," said Ran, enunciating it very carefully. "What an unusual name. Did your parents give it to you?" "Does it matter?" said…

— Marissa Meyer

Our culture's tolerance wears thin when religion intrudes on the public discourse... Our schools, courtrooms, and libraries set the tone for the…

— Ralph E. Reed, Jr

“Do they think that they have given us great pleasure by telling us that they hold our soul to be no more…

— Blaise Pascal

I'm speaking to someone I'm trying to get to fall in love with me. I'm trying to speak intimately to one person.…

— Billy Collins

'The Driver' kind of set the tone for what I wanted to say, and lyrically, it especially did.

— Charles Kelley

I want to paint a canvasthat will be nothing but harmonious tone.

— Carl Schmitt

For all forms, writing dialogue is almost like writing music. I pay close attention to rhythms and tones.

— Sefi Atta

I cleanse, tone and moisturize, and always take off my make-up before I go to bed.

— Daisy Lowe

1974 meant big cuffs, bell-bottoms, platform shoes with two-tone colors, and body-conscious shirts.

— Kyle MacLachlan

There is no light painting or dark painting, but simply relations of tones.

— Paul Cezanne

Ouch,” Jace said in her ear, his tone indignant. “You elbowed me.” “Well, you landed on me.

— Cassandra Clare

Form is expressed in the light tones by dark accents, in the dark tones by light accents.

— Harvey Dunn

A Field in England' to me was a mind blowing experience. It's such a special tone.

— Gareth Evans

Let husband and wife never speak to one another in loud tones,unless the house is on fire.

— David O. McKay

I think every character that I play has a certain sort of tone or an energy level to them.

— Bill Skarsgard

You set the tone on the set that you want to see in the film.

— Todd Phillips

“Well, there would be no sound if we shout on the background.”

— Ana Claudia Antunes

Each human personality is like a piece of music, having an individual tone and a rhythm of its own.

— Hazrat Inayat Khan

Whenever governments adopt a moral tone - as opposed to an ethical one - you know something is wrong.

— John Ralston Saul

My biggest issue is hyperpigmentation and evening out my skin tone.

— Hannah Bronfman